FKG to be managing contractor of $50m Oakey army project

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CONSTRUCTION company FKG Group will be the managing contractor for the $50 million upgrade of Singaporean facilities at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre.

A spokesman for the Department of Defence said it had not executed a contract for $50 million for the delivery of facilities at the Army Aviation Centre at Oakey for the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

"Defence has engaged FKG to perform the role of managing contractor for this project.

"This engagement is for the planning phase only.

"Negotiations for the project's delivery phase are yet to commence and are subject to the successful completion of the planning phase, as well as Singaporean endorsement for the works to proceed."

The project includes the refurbishment of existing Republic of Singapore Air Force helicopter training facilities which are housed at the base.

New support logistics and maintenance facilities will also be constructed as will airfield infrastructure.

The additional infrastructure is required to support the deployment of an additional detachment of Boeing CH-47 airframes to the RSAF Helicopter Squadron's facilities at the base which is part of an agreement between the Republic of Singapore and the Commonwealth of Australia.

When it was put to tender by the Australian Government the estimated cost of the project was $50 million.